History
Over one decade, Nissay Asset Management has been engaging in responsible investment, prioritising to fulfil a social mission of a responsible investor to enhance a trinity of corporate value, capital markets and a sustainable society in mind. In 2006, we became a signatory of PRI and have actively promoted stewardship activities since then.
- 1999
Established Proxy voting guideline
- 2002
Established "Corporate Governance Committee" (currently named as “Responsible Investment Council”)
- 2004
Integration of mid- and long-term forecasts in the investment decision-making process
- 2006
Signatory to the PRI
- 2007
Joined International Corporate Governance Network(ICGN)
- 2008
Integrated ESG rating by in-house analysts into the investment process
- 2014
Acceptance of Japan’s Stewardship Code
- 2016
Established “ESG Investment Promotion Office”
- 2017
Established ”the Supervisory Committee on Responsible Investment"
Integration of ESG evaluation in the global equity investment process
- 2019
Disclosed ESG Investment approaches by asset classes
Signatory to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Joined SASB’s Investor Advisory Group
Acknowledged as Lead sponsor in PRI in Person 2020(Cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2020
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Extended our stewardship responsibilities into domestic fixed income investment
Ministry of the Environment 2020 1st ESG Finance Award Japan Gold Award (Institutional Investor)
- 2021
Participated in Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
Reorganized "ESG Investment Promotion Office" into "ESG Investment Promotion Department“
Acknowledged as Lead sponsor in PRI Digital Conference
Established "the Sustainability Committee"
- 2022
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Announced “2030 interim targets” for portfolio greenhouse gas emissions
Established the Sustainability Management Office
Enhanced stewardship activities in foreign equity investment
Shared thoughts on the definition, etc. of an ESG Fund. Enhanced disclosure of ESG investing information in prospectuses, monthly reports, etc.
- 2023
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Joined the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN)